Newcomer of the Year

Entrants should have been in either primary or secondary education for no longer than two years.

We want to know who are the stellar new teachers who are setting the classroom alight with their enthusiasm, ambition and new ways of working.

Every school needs an infusion of new blood to keep both the classes and existing staff fresh, and this category is to honour those who are relatively new to the job.

Those eligible to be nominated for this category are more than likely going to be younger teachers who have only recently come out of college and training - but not exclusively.

There may also be people who have had a career change later in life and are bringing not only a new perspective to the job, but years of life experience, too - we want to hear about them as well.

Those who are nominated for Newcomer of the Year are going to be the education leaders of tomorrow, and we want to honour them for their burgeoning achievements today.

Which new teachers are blazing a trail in the classroom?

The new Bradford College campus, The David Hockney Building, opened its doors to students this September.

The campus, named after famous Bradford College alumnus and internationally acclaimed artist, David Hockney, has been tailor-made for interactive and innovative ways of learning, giving the students at Bradford College the very best chance of success, with the very best of facilities.

The eco-friendly campus is sympathetic to the large-scale mill and warehouse buildings that characterise parts of Bradford.

It includes open plan spaces with natural light and views across Bradford; flexible classroom space, designed to expand or retract according to requirements; a large cutting edge lecture theatre, conference facility and open plan space with retractable walls; limitless Wi-Fi enabled learning areas and informal learning spaces; state-of-the-art hair and beauty facilities, commercial shop front facilities for hair and beauty salons, a restaurant and café; innovative science labs and a roof top garden featuring flagged, planted and bio-diverse areas.

The College estate has been transformed to enhance the learning and teaching experience, with a number of new state-of-the-art buildings.

These include the development of the Trinity Green Campus in 2008, The David Hockney Building in September 2014 and the new Advanced Technologies Centre in September 2015.

The new campuses will continue the College's ongoing commitment to positively contribute to the regeneration of Bradford, its people and its industries.